Jamie Lober, Next U.S. Senator from Florida, to Speak for National Cancer Awareness Day

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Loyal, genuine, youthful and influential are just a few words to describe Jamie Lober.  “She has a big mind and an even bigger heart,” said Bill Matson, 64, New Jersey, who heard her address the cancer epidemic at a breakfast earlier this year.  “What was unique about her when she ran for mayor was that her message, style and disposition was the same no matter who she was talking to; what you see is what you get and everyone liked her for that because she was honest,” said Mark Fowler, 30, who knew of Lober through her college years.  “I did not have a personal relationship with her but my dog attended incredible events she planned for the Humane Society and I know she led women’s health and sexual health education initiatives on campus,” Fowler continued.  When Charles Worm, 37, Oregon who follows Lober’s advice in his local parenting publication was asked where he envisions Lober in years to come he replied “as the first female president.”  Perhaps there is truth in jest.

Lober departs for the Capitol next week to speak for national cancer awareness day.  “This is something that I have to do and I look forward to the evening that my father can be in the audience,” said Lober.  She said that her priority is to heighten rare disease awareness, advocate for legislation and funding benefitting patients with cancer, promote research and personalize the cause so people understand why she is there.  Unprompted, Lober chimes in with a wake-up call to who she calls nicotine addicts.  “Tobacco companies need to start providing truthful information about their products to consumers including that smoking takes more lives each year than AIDS, drugs, car crashes, murder, suicide and alcohol combined,” said Lober.  As a nonsmoker, she goes on to critique those who opt to light up.  “I want people to stop polluting my air and to get over the fad of electronic cigarettes because the truth is that there is no safe cigarette,” said Lober.  Lober tells that her best speeches are off-the-cuff and unplanned but that her main talking point of the night will be that she wants everyone to come together and make the fight to defeat cancer a national priority.  

Raw Garlic could reduce lung cancer

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Publisher's note:  This is encouraging news for those suffering from Lung Cancer and their families.  With the increases in Cancer rates, I'm all for anything that might help, especially natural treatments.

Fox News:  A clove of garlic a day might keep the vampires away, but the vegetable may have other protective properties as well.

According to a new study by researchers from the Jiangsu Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention in China, consuming raw garlic might actually help prevent lung cancer, along with other various chronic health problems.

Researchers believe that raw garlic's benefits are connected to a chemical called allicin, which is released once raw garlic is smashed or diced. This chemical is believed to not only reduce inflammation, but also reduce damage from free radicals to the body's cells.

For the study, the research team analyzed data from 1,424 lung cancer patients and 4,500 healthy adults that was collected from 2003 to 2010. The results showed that frequent consumption of raw garlic cut the risk of lung cancer by 44 percent for those who did not smoke. 

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New hope for cat allergies?

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Publisher's note:  Millions of people around the globe suffer greatly from such allergies.  How great it would be if these allergies could be reduced or eliminated; perhaps making a dent in the number of homeless pets as well?

Fox News:  Scientists at Cambridge University have discovered how allergic reactions to cats are triggered, in a study they say could pave the way for new treatments.

Researchers believe that a protein found in cat dander -- microscopic skin particles shed by animals -- can trigger an allergic response in humans when it comes into contact with a common bacteria.

Reactions can include sneezing and coughing, swollen, itchy eyes and breathing difficulties, similar to the symptoms of a common cold.  Scientists are hopeful that the research, published in the Journal of Immunology, could lead to the development of new treatments, not only for cat allergy sufferers but also for people allergic to dogs.

The most common allergen is the Fel d 1 protein, which is found in cats' saliva and spreads easily to their skin when they groom themselves.

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Republican Rock Star Named Public Relations Chairman for March of Dimes – Palm Beach Division

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Jamie Lober is ambitious, warmhearted, loyal, family-oriented and one of the most reputable voices in wellness today.  As a nationally-known rock star in the Republican Party, Lober is not replacing her guitar strings for cancer awareness but rather adding another tune to her repertoire.  She has found a new application for her lifelong passion for women’s health and is putting her time, talent and expertise toward helping moms have full-term pregnancies and healthy babies.  “I am interested in the problems that threaten our babies and am glad to have a stake in preventing them,” said Lober.  Lober tells that doing an effective job as the Public Relations Chairman for the March of Dimes – Palm Beach Division will take effort, engaging new media outlets and informing women of childbearing age about relevant health issues.  “Most of all I want to get out there and be a public face for this cause and I am excited to introduce our initiatives into the Hispanic community since Spanish language and culture hold a special part of my background,” said Lober.  

With over a decade of experience as a solid advocate, Lober is adding some new issues to her plate.  “I want to talk about public policies and programs related to our mission like improving the health of babies and kids by preventing birth defects, premature birth and infant mortality,” said Lober.  She tells that the March of Dimes is striving to eliminate or at least reduce ethnic health disparities and that one way they want to do that is by making sure that all women, infants and kids have access to healthcare.  “While it is not my personal political agenda, the March of Dimes wants to adopt federal and state policies to improve access to services under private insurance and publicly supported programs like the Child Health Insurance Program,” said Lober.  Lober reinforces that the organization has government affairs issues and advocacy priorities but health and safety will remain her focal points as Public Relations Chairman.  “I want to see that we have strong standards to protect patient privacy, initiatives to improve the wellbeing of those living with birth defects or health problems stemming from preterm birth and most of all that we reduce elective deliveries before 39 weeks,” said Lober.  

New protein controls cancer metastasis

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Researchers have found a critical element that may explain why some cancers spread farther and faster than others, a discovery that could lead to one of the Holy Grails of cancer treatment: containing the disease.

Scientists from the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have identified a protein that seems to serve as a switch, regulating the spread of cancer from the primary tumor to distant spots in the body – a process known as metastasis.  The protein is used by embryo cells during early development, but then disappears from the body after an individual comes out of the womb.

According to the researchers, the protein was only found in people with metastatic cancer, leading them to belive that the regulation of this protein could potentially stop the dangerous progression of this killer disease.

“The protein seems to get turned off (after embryonic development), and we’ve only identified a small sub-population of cells that can turn it on,” lead investigator, Dr. Thomas Kipps, Evelyn and Edwin Tasch Chair in Cancer Research at UC San Diego, told FoxNews.com.  “By and large, we looked at the brain, lungs, heart, kidney and other organs, and it wasn’t there. Then we looked at a variety of cancers – breast, ovarian, prostate – and it seems to be a common theme to express this embryonic protein.”

Kipps said they stumbled upon this protein while conducting immunotherapy research on leukemia patients, in which they reengineered the patients’ leukemia cells and injected them into their bodies.  This technique is meant to enhance the body’s natural immune response to cancer.

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